Trigger IFTTT applets on a schedule

Run IFTTT Webhooks applets on a precise cron schedule, or once at an exact time, with values filled in from any API. Use it to drive smart-home scenes, spreadsheets, and the hundreds of services IFTTT connects to.

#Example: turn on the porch light at sunset-ish

{
  "name": "Porch light on",
  "cron": { "expression": "30 17 * 11-12,1-2 *", "time_zone": "America/Toronto" },
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "light", "ifttt_trigger": {
        "event": "porch_light_on",
        "credential_id": "YOUR_IFTTT_KEY_ID",
        "value1": "{{ format(now:America/Toronto, \"hh:mm A\") }}" } }
  ]
}

#Set up

Connect the Webhooks service in IFTTT, copy your key from its settings page, and save it as an ifttt credential. Create an applet with Receive a web request with a JSON payload (or Receive a web request) as the trigger, using the same event name.

#Reference

#Run an IFTTT applet: ifttt_trigger

Sends POST https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/<event>/json/with/key/<key>. Output for the next step: IFTTT’s response.